Where does “San Angeles” come from?

San Angeles (English) comes from English Los Angeles, from Spanish Los Ángeles — The Angels.

San Angeles (English): A fictional futuristic concept of Southern California, typically imagined to include areas from Los Angeles to San Diego

Definitions

  1. A fictional futuristic concept of Southern California, typically imagined to include areas from Los Angeles to San Diego

Ancestry of “San Angeles”, step by step

San Angeles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Los Angeles

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLos AngelesA placename
2SpanishLos ÁngelesThe Angels

via English San Diego

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSan DiegoAny of several other places also named after Saint Diego
2SpanishSan DiegoSaint Didacus
Every word from Spanish Los ÁngelesEvery word from English Los Angeles